When I look back on the past year and focus on my own life, rather than the bigger picture of what’s going on in the world, I am able to see all the good things that have happened.[...]

When I look at my desk these days I barely recognize it. Why? My old desk barely ever remained this clean and organized. Just a mere three months ago I worked at Bergen Community C[...]

I grew up believing that I would be a veterinarian. I had a love for animals that I still have to this day. My mother often recalls the story about how I would go around telling an[...]

When I first began my fieldwork placement at Bergen Community College back in spring of 2011 I would never have imagined that would end up staying 5 years at the institution. What [...]

It is of no coincidence that one of my top 5 strengths is “learner.” I have always been and will continue to be someone who loves academia. That is one of the main reasons I began [...]

Each year, every student affairs professional has key events that he or she looks forward to during the year. For many it is graduation, for others it’s various award ceremonies, a[...]

When I began working at Bergen Community College, BCC, back in the spring of 2011 I was focused on my work as a career and transfer counselor. After all, my internship was based on[...]

As I sit on my second flight home from Tampa within the course of less than a month, I feel tired yet refreshed at the same time. Within the time of 3 weeks I was able to attend no[...]

I have always admired my fellow colleague’s abilities to up and move for a position. I wonder, aren’t they scared? What about their family? What about their friends? Each and every[...]

For the past week there has been a phrase which I have been unable to get out of my head. The exact phrase is the one written as the title of the post but let me give you some cont[...]